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  • LOVESONG AT THE LYRIC THEATRE

    Acclaimed screenwriter Abi Morgan has teamed up with the theatre company Frantic Assembly for the second time in the production of Lovesong. The screenwriter, who is behind the widely anticipated second season of The Hour- a 1950’s drama about the inner

  • Three dogs dumped outside animal hospital last night

    Three dogs were dumped outside an animal hospital last night with a note saying their owners could no longer care for them because they were homeless. They were found by RSPCA staff tied to railings outside the Putney Animal Hospital, in Clarendon Drive

  • Jobs safe as Croydon store avoids Thomas Cook axe

    Jobs at Thomas Cook in Croydon are safe as the holiday confirmed that store would not be closing. It announced on Wednesday it was to shut 200 of its UK stores. But Ian Ailles, Thomas Cook UK & Ireland's Mainstream CEO confirmed Sutton

  • Rosler's Bees respond to critics

    Brentford boss Uwe Rosler thanked Twitter for helping inspire his side’s return to form on Saturday. The Bees moved into the top six at the weekend after a thrilling 2-1 against Hartlepool thanks to Gary Alexander’s late penalty. It put winning sheen

  • UPDATE: Traffic chaos in Croydon

    The town centre has come to a standstill following a combination of Christmas shopping and emergency roadworks. Witnesses reported gridlock in Church Street with some taking 45 minutes to get from West Croydon to the flyover. The Tramlink

  • Euro silver could bring Olympic boost for Vernon

    Teddington Olympic hopeful Andy Vernon is out to use Britain’s silver medal winning success at the European cross country championships as a platform for an assault on London 2012 qualifcation. The 25-year-old clocked 29 minutes, 39 seconds to be the

  • Two arrested in domestic violence raids

    A 45-year-old woman and 23-year-old man have been arrested after a series of police raids across Sutton. A dozen officers from Sutton’s Community Safety Unit split into two teams to visit seven addresses on the morning of Wednesday, December

  • Time to end Colliers Wood tower impasse

    By Marcelle Burton, via email I read with dismay in the Wimbledon Guardian that Asif Aziz, owner of the Brown and Root site tower, has seemingly succeeded in getting Merton Council to waive much of the Section 106 planning conditions, which requires

  • Incinerator plans revealed

    An incinerator burning up to 275,000 tonnes of waste a year is being proposed on the border of Croydon and Sutton. The veil of secrecy surrounding the proposed facility was part lifted on Friday December 16 when company Viridor was announced by the

  • Man stabbed himself while on health helpline

    Health care helpline workers called the police after a man reportedly stabbed himself while on the phone to one of their medical operators. NHS Direct workers contacted the police who attended an address on Typhoon Way, Wallington just before 1pm on

  • Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow... - Lareb Naseem

    ''MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!'' This. I see this greeting everywhere I turn. Whether it be at school, high street, corner shop, cafe, library... Toilets. Yes even toilets. I have nothing against the christmas spirit I am not a Grinch, if anything I am the absolute

  • Traffic hits tram services

    Heavy traffic has affected tram services in Croydon for a second day running. As people hurry to complete their Christmas shopping, the Tramlink service has struggled to deal with the extra cars on the streets of the town centre. Transport

  • Richmond homecoming for Barnes boss

    When Richmond and Barnes go head-to-head at the Athletic Ground tonight, the match will hold a special significance for Barnes director of rugby Brett Taylor. As a former Richmond director of rugby – he helped them back in to the national leagues –

  • MP lights up nursing home in Ashtead

    MP for Epsom and Ewell, Chris Grayling was on hand to light up a nursing home in Ashtead last week. Residents watched from the window at Redhouse Nursing Home in Ashtead as their Christmas lights were turned on for the first time. Mr

  • Charity team scrum down in Thames Ditton

    Accountants, lawyers and businessmen have formed a rugby side to help fund a charity project in Africa. The team aim to raise money for Raise the Roof, a group that is building a school in Nakuru, Kenya. The Kenyan government will help fund the project

  • Race hots up to takeover Whitgift shopping centre

    A second retail giant has thrown its hat in the ring to redevelop the Whitgift Centre. Hammerson, which owns Centrale shopping centre in the town centre, has announced it is looking to buy a stake in the centre. It follows Australian

  • Richmond spirit strong as Hill's men move clear

    Richmond stretched their lead at the top of the National Two South league table to five points after a 26-17 win away at Southend. A penalty try and further scores from Tom Platt and Tom Gregory saw director of rugby Steve Hill’s men home in Essex.

  • Gang member convicted of ride by shooting

    A gang member involved in a ride by shooting in which a man was shot in cold blood in front of police has been convicted of murder. A jury at the Old Bailey found Jordan Burree, 24, of Down Street, West Molesey, guilty of murdering Sadiq Adebiyi outside

  • Struck off teacher's support from pupils

    A teacher who was struck off for his inappropriate behaviour admitted he broke rules but insisted he should not have been sacked amid an outpouring of support from his former pupils. Richard Wyn Jones, an English teacher who was sacked in August

  • Riot-hit store reopens after cash boost

    A supermarket gutted during the riots has reopened following a cash injection. The Co-operative has invested £540,000 to refit its New Addington branch after looters set the building alight in August. Pupils from Rowdown Primary School, who receieved

  • Harper: Tarpey isn't only in-form Beaver

    Hampton’s striker Dave Tarpey grabbed the plaudits from boss Mark Harper on Saturday, but the Beavers chief warned there is more to his squad than the in-form frontman, writes Frida Larsson. Tarpey, who has had a slow start to the campaign, scored both

  • Wake-up call has Dowse focused on Ks

    Boss Alan Dowson has quit the booze and is ready to live like a saint to power Kingstonian up the Ryman Premier League table. The Kingsmeadow chief returned to the dugout on Sunday after missing five games to get over the effects of a kidney

  • WIN: Quins Big Game Four hospitality tickets

    Etihad Airways has teamed up with the Richmond & Twickenham Times to give readers the chance to win hospitality tickets to Big Game 4 on December 27 at Twickenham stadium. Harlequins take on Saracens and you could enjoy the game in the luxury

  • Vandals Bramham-Law is true Blue

    Weybridge Vandals winger Cassian Bramham-Law has set his sights on winning a second Oxford rugby Blue after getting the taste of Varsity victory last week. The 26-year-old kicked 11 points as skipper John Carter’s men beat Cambridge 28-10 in

  • Carshalton College Make-Up Competition

    Carshalton College hosted a spectacular make-up competition on Thursday 15 December. The show saw students re-creating looks based on characters from fantasy films like Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Chronicles of Narnia

  • Grewcock tips Welsh's Moss for top

    Former British and Irish Lion Danny Grewcock believes Billy Moss has the potential to become a Premiership force, and is backing the prop to prove it by catapulting London Welsh to the same heady heights in the process. The Bath academy

  • O'Shea draws line under Care chaos

    Conor O’Shea wants to draw a line under scrum-half Danny Care’s arrest last weekend as Harlequins focus on their Heineken Cup trip to Toulouse on Sunday. The number nine was arrested for being drunk and disorderly in the early hours of Saturday morning

  • Inman hails giantkilling Beavers

    Hampton & Richmond Borough defender Dean Inman has urged his team-mates to take their cup heroics into the league. The 21-year-old starred for the Beavers as they beat Blue Square Premier side Hayes & Yeading on Saturday to land an FA Trophy second round

  • Two new units opened at Epsom Hospital

    Two new units were opened at Epsom Hospital last week to help patients with kidney disease and take pressure off A&E. A new dialysis unit, which cost £1.7 million, was opened by MP for Epsom and Ewell Chris Grayling on Friday, December 9.

  • Dipre: Lincoln tie will be Robins' cup final

    Carshalton Athletic boss Paul Dipre has labelled his side’s FA Trophy second round trip to Lincoln City as their cup final. Dipre’s men swept aside Blue Square North outfit Bishop’s Stortford to earn a plumb clash with the former League Two side. “

  • Brooklands College lad lands job at Royal Opera House

    A Brooklands College student has made his dreams a reality by landing a job at the Royal Opera House. Professional cookery student Michael Smith, 17, landed a two-week work placement at the venue and impressed with his culinary skills and musical flair

  • Former marine rows Atlantic for charity

    An ex-Royal Marine is attempting the fastest ever four man row across the Atlantic in the Royal Navy’s smallest registered ship. Weybridge’s Jason Howard-Ady, 47, will be away for Christmas as he undertakes the ambitious challenge to raise funds for

  • Creative Writing Group at Thornton Heath Library

    Thornton Heath Library has recently started hosting creative writing workshops. These are small, well structured workshops run by Janice Hendry, that take place once a month. I missed the first worshop. By the second one, participants had already

  • Snow will bring travel disruption, Met Office warns

    Travellers have been warned to expect disruption as London experiences its first snowfall of winter. The Met Office issued the warning yesterday. Sleet and snow are expected across the capital throughout today, with temperatures between 1 and

  • Conservatives win Coombe Vale double byelection

    The Conservatives have won the Coombe Vale double byelection. Lynne Finnerty and Julie Pickering are the new councillors for the ward after winning the most votes. The results are: Lynne Finnerty, Conservatives- 1,340 votes

  • Pensioner dies after being hit by van

    A pensioner has died following a collision in Croydon. The incident happened at about 3.40pm yesterday when the 86-year-old woman was hit by a white Mercedes Sprinter van in Primrose Lane, Croydon. London Ambulance Service attended and

  • Gritting teams on standby for icy blast

    Emergency teams are on standby as the borough prepares itself for an icy blast. Forecasters have predicted temperatures of -4C to hit London and the south-west on Friday, along with strong winds. The arrival of the wintry weather has

  • Traders fear the wurst as wind shuts German market

    German market traders were forced to batten down the hatches and close their stalls in the face of lashing winds and stormy weather. The traditional Christmas market set up in Kingston’s historic market place shut on Thursday, December 8, after

  • Sutton Loo-nited

    A new set of toilets are "near the top" of the shopping list for Sutton United after becoming flushed with money. The clubs chairman Bruce Elliot said the £150,000 which they made from a loo-crative FA Cup run, which ended with defeat to Notts

  • Wheelchair user accuses bar of ‘disability hatred’

    A bar manager has denied that a man in a wheelchair was blocked from entering a pub because of his disability. Mark Daniels, 26, tried to get into the Mosquito Bar, in Clapham High Street, at about 2am on November 6. He said the man

  • Libraries appeal for volunteers ahead of library shake up

    Three libraries desperate to stay open are appealing for volunteers as Surrey County Council continues its plans to replace full time staff with volunteers. Ewell Court, Stoneleigh and Tattenhams are three of 10 Surrey libraries which will

  • Teenage rioter locked up

    A 19-year-old man has received 12 months detention in a young offenders institution for his role in Sutton’s violence in August. Leon Esiaka-Martin, from Kent, was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on 6th December after pleading guilty

  • Pensioners face anxious Christmas wait over home closure

    Vulnerable pensioners face an anxious Christmas as they wait to see if their close-knit community will be split up and their home demolished. Residents of sheltered accommodation at Waters Square in Kingston have been told their home could

  • Adventurer to sell his eco-truck

    An intrepid adventurer who travelled around the world in a truck run off vegetable oil is preparing to sell his specially adapted vehicle on eBay. Andy Pag, from Thornton Heath, converted a Mercedes campervan discovered in a junkyard to drive

  • New raft of cuts agreed in Croydon

    Croydon Council has announced it will cut almost 150 jobs as part of a new round of budget cuts aimed at saving more than £43m in the next three years. Consultation on budget cuts which will impact services for children, vulnerable adults

  • Croydon could have first Hindu faith school

    Croydon could have its first Hindu faith school after a meeting discussing plans for a new primary school in the borough. The council is looking to establish a new school to ease the growing problem of school places as demand continues to rise

  • Holiday attack accused to be extradited to Greece

    A 22-year-old is to be extradited to Greece to face charges for an attack on a British holidaymaker. On Thursday, December 8 Westminster Magistrates Court gave permission for Joseph Bruckland to be extradited to Greece accused of a brutal attack

  • Brothers jailed for looting chicken shop

    Two brothers who looted a fast food restaurant as rioting spread across south London have been put behind bars. Organic chef Fitzroy Thomas, 43, and his 47-year-old brother Ronald, both from Streatham, smashed their way into Nando’s on Clapham

  • Christmas showcase for up-and-coming bands

    Rockstock, a gig for local bands will celebrate its grand finale with a Christmas special. The gigs have been taking place for nine years and have showcased well over 1000 bands. The grand final will take place at Wallington Halls, Stafford

  • Developers let off paying levy to force them to start work

    A levy forcing developers John Laing to start work on land offered to them by Croydon Council has been lifted. Croydon Cabinet agreed on Monday December 12 to allow John Laing to stop paying money, believed to be hundreds of thousands of pounds

  • Town centre funding BID off to flying start

    A campaign to boost trade in Sutton has got off to a flying start - with more than 100 businesses already registering their interest. The plan aims to create a Business Improvement District (BID) in the town centre to help existing companies

  • Funds announced to fight gangs

    Hundreds of thousands will be invested into preventing young people becoming involved in gang crime in Croydon. The Home Office has announced £344,454 will be spent in 2012/13 in Croydon, the fourth highest sum, as part of a £10m investment

  • Lottery team to tackle forgotten presents

    Commuters will be given the opportunity to purchase emergency Christmas presents for co-workers in Croydon. The National Lottery Secret Santa Squad will be hitting the streets doling out Emergency Secret Santa Packs to commuters. With Friday likely